Ralf Schumacher

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The Formula 2 driver delighted his home crowd with a short three-lap demonstration of the car that took his dad to the world title and victory in the German Grand Prix in 2004.<br>Having stepped out the car, Schumacher admitted how his emotions had been running high before he left the pits because he was so desperate to get out there.<br>"I just wanted to go out and I just wanted to drive," said ...

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Amid a belief that a Schumacher name's return to F1 could deliver a boost to help keep the German Grand Prix on the calendar, Vettel has urged caution on the sport expecting too much too soon from the F2 racer.<br>"I think it's crucial that he's given the time he needs," said the Ferrari driver. "I think it's fair to judge him and his racing like every one of us has been judged and will be ...

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There is no FIA Formula 2 round at Hockenheim, so it will be the only chance for local fans to see the rising star behind the wheel at what could be the last Grand Prix to be held at the track where Michael was always a huge draw.<br>“I think it will be special,” said Schumacher Jr. “I have a lot of good memories of Hockenheim, particularly from winning the F3 European Championship there ...

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Ferrari protege Mick is racing in Formula 2 this season but the feeder series is not on the Hockenheim schedule despite the desire of the race's promoter.<br>German GP organisers were keen for Mick to be involved in the event and had eyed a demo of some kind, which has now been confirmed.<br>Mick will drive one of the dominant F2004s that Michael used on his way to the seventh and last of his F1 ...

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A portion of the proceeds from the auction of F2002 chassis #219 by RM Sotheby's will go to the Schumacher family's Keep Fighting, Never Give Up Foundation. <br>Schumacher used that chassis for three of his 11 grand prix wins in his dominant 2002 season.<br>It won on its first appearance in the San Marino GP at Imola, then again in the infamous team orders assisted victory in Austria - where ...

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The German GP’s future remains under threat as it continues to negotiate an extension to the one-year reprieve it earned for 2019. <br>Hockenheim is seeking a multi-year agreement at a lower cost than it was held to before its late 2019 reprieve, and its managing director believes current Formula 2 racer Schumacher’s future could make the race vital for F1.  <br>“The problem will be if we ...

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Titled simply 'Schumacher', the film is backed by a major production company and features interviews with Michael's father Rolf, his wife Corinna, his children Gina and Mick, and many of the key players in his career, along with unseen archive footage.<br>Currently in post-production, it is being made by award-winning German filmmakers Michael Wech and Hanns-Bruno Kammertons, who have previously ...

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Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, took part in an F1 test for the first time at the end of March and has been the subject of intense interest since.<br>The 20-year-old is racing in F2, which supports F1 at 12 events this year.<br>Sainz, the son of two-time World Rally champion Carlos, said he struggled in the spotlight of being the son of a famous driver.<br>Asked about ...

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Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in an accident in December 2013, and still faces a long road to recovery.<br>But were it not for the incident, Weber is convinced that Schumacher would have taken an active role in overseeing his son Mick's career and helped guide him into F1.<br>In an interview with Motorsport.com, Weber said: "Michael was anxious to bring him into Formula 1 and to manage ...

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Binotto was an engine engineer at Schumacher Sr’s first test with Ferrari at the end of 1995, and worked alongside the seven-time F1 champion throughout his Maranello career.<br>He has had a chance to observe Mick up close since the FIA F3 champion became part of the Ferrari Driver Academy.<br>Schumacher tested for the team for the first time in Bahrain earlier this month, and through FDA he ...

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Schumacher drove for Ferrari, the team his seven-time world champion father Michael won five F1 titles with, on Tuesday before switching to Alfa on Wednesday.<br>The reigning European Formula 3 champion and Formula 2 rookie was second-fastest in the Ferrari and then sixth-quickest in the Alfa, setting almost identical lap times in both.<br>Asked by Motorsport.com if he expected this performance ...

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The reigning European Formula 3 champion and son of seven-time F1 title winner Michael Schumacher made his F1 test debut in Bahrain on Tuesday, driving for Ferrari.<br>He continued to gain F1 experience on Wednesday, as he has switched from his father's most famed team to Alfa Romeo for the second and final day of the test.<br>Schumacher, who made his Formula 2 race debut in Bahrain last weekend ...

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The reigning European F3 champion, who is the son of seven-time world champion Michael, took part in his first F1 test with Ferrari after the Bahrain Grand Prix – having previously driven his father's 1994 Benetton at Spa.<br>Schumacher logged 56 laps on a rain-disrupted first day of the Bahrain test, finishing second to Red Bull's Max Verstappen thanks to a run on the softest tyre compound ...

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The first three hours of the test were held in mostly dry conditions, with the exception of one shower, and Romain Grosjean was quickest at that point. <br>However, persistent rain after midday threatened to turn the rest of Tuesday into a washout. <br>With teams not nominating wet or intermediate tyres for the test they had no option but to wait for the weather to turn, with valuable hours ...

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Ferrari Driver Academy protege Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, is driving for the famous Italian team on Tuesday before getting behind the wheel of Alfa Romeo’s C38 on Wednesday.<br>It is the first serious F1 experience for the reigning European Formula 3 champion and Formula 2 rookie, who drove his father's title-winning 1994 Benetton at Spa in a short demonstration ...

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The overall theme of this year's event is "Speed Kings – Motorsport's Record Breakers," and Schumacher has been chosen to celebrate both his 50th birthday in January and to mark the 25th anniversary of his first world championship, earned with Benetton in 1994.<br>Goodwood says that "his famous cars, family, friends, teammates and former rivals" will be present for the event.<br>Schumacher's ...

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The son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael will drive for Ferrari - the team where his father achieved the majority of his success - on day one of next week's Bahrain test, before switching to Alfa Romeo for the second day on Wednesday.<br>Motorsport.com sources revealed the plan for Schumacher's first run in a contemporary F1 car on Monday. <br>This weekend, reigning Formula 3 European ...

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Although there is no official confirmation yet of Ferrari's plans for the Sakhir test, sources have revealed that Schumacher is scheduled to drive for the Maranello outfit on the Tuesday before running for Alfa Romeo on the following day.<br>The German, son of seven-time world champion Michael, has not driven a contemporary F1 car before – but did try out a 1994 Benetton at Spa two years ...

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Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, has joined the Ferrari Driver Academy after clinching the European Formula 3 title last year.<br>As reported by Motorsport.com, this new role had the potential to facilitate his first F1 test opportunity, either with the Maranello team or one of its customer outfits, Alfa and Haas.<br>"There is a shortlist and Mick is part of the shortlist ...

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Schumacher, the son of seven-time F1 world champion and Ferrari legend Michael, steps up to Formula 2 this year with Prema Racing.<br>The 2018 European Formula 3 champion was named a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy last weekend.<br>It is understood that Mick will join All Road Management, the company founded by Nicolas Todt – whose father Jean was team boss at Ferrari when Michael ...

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As reported by Motorsport.com earlier this week, the reigning European Formula 3 champion had been close to formalising his entry into the Ferrari Driver Academy.<br>Ferrari has now confirmed Schumacher’s FDA deal, and announced that he will be joined by fellow Formula 2 racers Callum Ilott and Giuliano Alesi, plus Marcus Armstrong, Robert Shwartzman, Enzo Fittipaldi and Gianluca Petecof.<br>F2 ...

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The 2018 European Formula 3 champion has courted the interest of F1's biggest teams since clinching his maiden car-racing title last season.<br>Schumacher's father won five of his world championships with Ferrari in a dominant spell from 2000 to 2004.<br>He spent 11 seasons with the famous Italian manufacturer, joining them in 1996 before retiring for the first time at the end of the 2006 ...

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Schumacher drove this very car, chassis number 215, in the first two flyaway races of the 2002 season before switching to the F2002 and going on to win his fifth title.<br>In total, the F2001 and its ‘B’ variant started 20 races – winning 10 of them, with 13 pole positions and three fastest laps. Between Michael and Rubens Barrichello, they scored 26 podium finishes, 16 front row starts ...

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